Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume XI, Issue 16, 23 July 1889, Page 2

Local and General News

The retailers in Feilding have reduced ; the price of sugar. r 111 mannered colonial boys are merely • improvements on their parents. The Feilding hounds will meet at Awahuri to-morrow at one o'clock. Mr Fernandos states that 12,000 persons have already signed the petition on behalf of the prisoner Chemis. We have to acknowledge receipt of Messrs Lyon and Blair's monthly record of scientific and educational news. Lambing has now started in the Kiwitea district and as feed is abundant it will be a good year for farmers. Dr Mirbach has — says the Napier News — served a writ on the Waipawa Mail, claiming damages for libel. Owing to pressure from San Francisco mail items, reports and new advertisements, a leading article is held over. C. H. Ashforth, of Wanganui, has filed his schedule. The liabilities are .£21,000 and the assets .£19,000, in properties and shares. The telegram stating that Jack-the-Ripper had given himself up to the police will require confirmation before it is generally accepted as a fact. It is rumoured that Mr Justice Gillies will shortly retire from office, on his pension, and that Mr Edwin Hesketh will then be promoted to the Supreme Court Bench. The settlers who purchased the land recently sold on the Wanganui Harbor Board Block, have lost no time in getting to work, and bushfelling is now in active operation. To-day we publish an advertisement from Te Aro House, Wellington, to which we refer our readers with confidence. As the sale of winter goods will only last for fourteen days no time should be lost in sending communications. Among other curiosities brought from India by .VI r John Stevens is a GHioorka knife, a most cruel lookiug weapon, which was found in the dead body of a Lancer, killed in action. Mr James H. Stevens is now the possessor of the knife. Clifton Charlton, Esq., M.8., M.S., TJuiv. Edin., has been appointed to be an additional Public Vaccinator under The Public Health Act, 1876, for the District of Feilding. Dr Charlton nowiesidesm the house formerly occupied by Dr Johnston. The Member for Manawatu appears to have much influence with Ministers, the Post cays :— " We believe that if Mr Macarthur were to demand the heads of all the city members to be laid upon the table, the Premier would do big utmost to comply with the request*"

Captain Edwin telegraphed to-day : — Warnings for easterly gales and ram hold good at all places in the Isorth Island. It is rumoured that Sir Harry Atkinson will contest the Wellington city electorate at the next general election. A large number of plans of Govirnm nt lands for sale now he at this office where they may be examined by intending purchasers. Last night's sitting of the House was occupied in discussing a breach of privilege through the New Zealand Times publishing the Ward-Hislop correspondence. The matter dropped, and the Representation Bill debate was resumed, i>ut was adjourned again at 10.40. At the R.M. Court yesterday morning James Bowen was charged with being drunk and assaulting the police. Mr Cooke defended. Accused was fined 5s for each offence and 7s costs with the usual alternative. The fines were paid. Messrs J. C. Thompson and Kirton were the justices. A Southland clergyman was addressing the young people of Ms flock on a recent Sunday, and in expatiating upon the passage referring to the hiding of a light under a bushel, asked what they would expect if they were to place a light under a bed, when a very unexpected but practical answer was given ; one little girl immediately replying that she should expect insurance money. The Wellington Watchman, in the Catholic Times, says : — We pause to ask if it can be true that His Excellency buys the Gubernatorial spud and the Viceregal turnip from the Mongolian stranger within our gates ? And if it be true, has he any idea how those succulent vegetables are raised by Ah Sin? If not he he might gather some useful but unsavory information if he will visit Ah Sin at the work of irrigation about 6. o'clock any fine morning. His Excellency will find a bottle of eau-de-Cologne a useful travelling companion on such an occasion, and we would reoommend that he be accompanied by a footman carrying a bottle of Condy's disinfectant. Half the world, it is said, knows not how the other half lives, but not one person in a thousand knows how John manures his vegetables. One day "as was his custom of an afternoon," Diogines, with his tub, which answered as his bed, on his head, was striding up one of the hills hear Athens, to get a snooze far from the busy hum oi men and mosquitoes, when the venerable oynic philosopher stubbed his thumb-toe against a boulder. He sat down, and grasping the injured member firmly in his right hand repeated in rapid succession the names of fourteen heathen gods and godesses. Feeling much better he picked up the offending stone which he threw at a passing dog — and missed. He then heaved a sigh — not at the dog— -and said, Oh " Antisthenes, my beloved master, is thy desciple not fit to throw a stone and hit a dog at point blanc range ? Oh Ternpore ! Oh Mores 1 The races of the earth are growing effeminate. Great bargains empty the purse, and having spent all my money in paying my printer's account 1 can't go and have a wet though I need i( badly." Diogenes is dead. The moral is obvious. So they are going to have anothei Sale of Drapery at Te Aro House, Wellington ! Yos ! that is easily seen from an announcement on the 3rd page, and there is no mistake about it. There will be some Wonderful Bargains to be picked up, and all the Goods are new, fresh, and seasonable at this sale of Winter Goods ai Te Aro House, Wellington. Even so ! they are described as Wonderful Bargains, first-class Goods, which may be depended on as absolutely true. What is still better, there is no rubbish, no soiled Goods, no damaged articles All are fresh and clean at this sale oJ Winter Drapery at Te Aro House. Well ! there is to be a price list issued on Saturday, and when Mre shall know further particulars, but one thing has always been certain, that if the Te Arc House folks advertise a thing it is bound to be strictly carried out — no bounce, no puff, but actual veritable truth, with the " mint mark" of Te Aro House's veracity on it. It is a good thing we Country residents have such timely notice in this instance, and it will give us a chance as good ac the City folks -at being at the opening oi this Winter sale on Thursday, the first of August, at Te Aro House, Wellington. It will be seen by advertisement in another column that Mr J. J. Curtis, of Grey street, Wellington, draws the attention of the tradespeople and others to the advantage they will receive by having goods consigned to his rare. Consignees at present suffei* from delay in transit at Wellington, and the consequent expense of storage, which would be entirely avoided. Those wishing to send parcels or presents to Europe are reminded that he has a clieap prompt delivery by each of the direct steamers for London. Par eels so sent are delirered at the door of consignee, if instructed. It is also notified that he has special conveyance -for the removal of furniture and luggage. Custom House work is, of course, a necessary branch of his business. — Advt.